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Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:57:26 GMT
Israeli PM Bennett makes first UAE visit since formalising ties
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday and meet the Gulf state's de facto ruler in the highest-level visit since the countries formalised relations last year.

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:26:52 GMT
African football superstar Eto'o elected president of Cameroonian Federation
Samuel Eto'o said on Saturday his election as president of the Cameroon Football Federation, announced earlier in the day, was "one of the proudest moments" of his life.

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:22:10 GMT
Four dead, five missing in Sicily apartment blast
Two women were recovered alive from the rubble in the southern town of Ravanusa after the collapse on Saturday night, and rescuers and sniffer dogs were still searching to locate the missing. The local unit of Italy's civil protection service conf...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 08:02:13 GMT
New Caledonia holds tense final vote on independence from France
At stake is one of France's biggest overseas territories, with about 10 percent of the world's nickel -- used to make stainless steel, batteries and mobile phones -- and a key strategic asset in the contest between the West and China for power in th...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 07:36:11 GMT
Donaire defends WBC title with body shot KO of Gaballo
The veteran and ageless wonder Donaire continues to impress at 39 despite being counted out several times by boxing critics before the Philippine boxer moved back to the 118-pound division. Donaire landed a vicious left hook to the body of Gaballo ...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 07:14:11 GMT
Indian PM's Twitter hacked again by crypto scammers
Modi is a prolific tweeter and is the world's most popular incumbent politician on the platform, with more than 73 million followers on his main account. A swiftly deleted tweet from his main @narendramodi handle said the Indian government had offi...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 07:08:55 GMT
US, Mexico announce coordinated crackdown on people smugglers
The United States, Mexico and several regional countries will coordinate to apprehend the network of human smugglers responsible for a deadly accident that killed dozens of migrants, the U.S. embassy in Mexico said on Saturday.

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 06:48:41 GMT
Tens of thousands protest in Austria against tightening Covid-19 restrictions
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Vienna on Saturday in protest against restrictions introduced to halt the spread of coronavirus in Austria, including mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and home confinement orders for the unvaccinated.

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 06:48:11 GMT
In the groove: Congolese rumba fans aim at coveted UN culture list
Rumba is a music that has an international following, especially for its brassy Cuban version. But in Congo, the guitar-driven local variant has a deep and passionate following, and devotees hope that next week the genre will be declared a world cu...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 06:32:09 GMT
Vienna exhibition tests ethics of displaying human remains
The recent renovation of one of the collections belonging to Vienna's prestigious Natural History Museum provided curators with a new test of how to display its vast trove of human medical remains, some dating back more than two centuries, without c...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 06:22:16 GMT
Who will be the judge of countries' climate plans?
The question is so sensitive that, for now, the answer is: the countries themselves. While nations have agreed to a global target aimed at avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, fossil fuel and other greenhouse gas emissions cont...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 05:48:17 GMT
Hong Kong's annual harbour swim resumes after three years
The Habour Race is one of a few major sporting events permitted to resume this year in the financial hub. However, under the government's strict anti-virus restrictions only half of the usual 3,000 swimmers were allowed to compete, and all were req...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:56:15 GMT
Sixers keep Curry waiting in win over Warriors
Curry came into the contest needing 10 three-pointers to surpass Ray Allen's all-time record of 2,973. The Warriors' shooting star has had 10 three-pointers or more in 22 career games, but in the face of a stringent Sixers' defense he connected on ...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:42:19 GMT
Grief, despair in small Kentucky town after devastating tornadoes
Stunned and shaken, its residents on Saturday tried to grasp the extent of the damage caused by a series of tornadoes that swept across six US states, killing more than 80 people. On Broadway, the main street in this town of 10,000 people, old red ...

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 04:02:15 GMT
'Smooth ride': UAE taxis drive towards autonomous future
The "safety officer" is part of a trial for driverless cabs in the capital Abu Dhabi, where customers can be picked up and dropped off at nine pre-determined spots on Yas Island. It's been a "smooth ride" so far, said Mustafa, with no incidents tha...



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